tree_portal quoted Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in …
Indeed, the interests of the oppressors lie in 'changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them'; for the more the oppressed can be led to adapt to that situation, the more easily they can be dominated.
— Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire (Page 74)
I like this statement. It's very poetic but also real. Oppressors aren't interested in changing anything that will liberate the student, but they can certainly change the way they think about their situation so they can remain oppressed while they are too busy thinking about why they are oppressed.